Not renewing contracts

Not renewing contracts
SALEM -- The city school district estimates it will save about $650,000 by not renewing the contracts of 12 full-time teachers and by not replacing two teachers who are retiring.
School board members voted Monday to forgo renewing the teaching contracts.
More cuts may be on the way as the financially strapped district tries to trim about $975,000 from its operations cost.
The district will likely lay off some administrators this summer unless they lose them through attrition, school Superintendent Dr. David Brobeck said today.
Board Member Marguerite Miller said the reduction in teachers should not hurt education in the district, which she said has been overstaffed with instructors.
Water to be shut off
LEETONIA -- Village water customers on Chestnut Street from Butcher Road to High Street will have their water shut off about four hours Thursday, beginning around 10 a.m.
Workers will install a tap-in line for the condominium development on Chestnut Street. Village Manager Gary Phillips said when water service is restored, customers whose water was turned off will be on an order to boil water until further notice. Customers in the area of the new tap-in line or even in other areas of the village may experience water discoloration until the system stabilizes, Phillips added.
Arson ruling made
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Arson was listed as the cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant trailer in Pine Township this morning. Fire Chief John Nicklin of the Pine Township Engine Co. said the call came in around 12:45 a.m. and the trailer at Diamond and Pinchalong roads was ablaze when firefighters reached the scene.
A state police fire marshal ruled the fire an arson, Nicklin said. Nicklin set the damage estimate at $5,000. No one was injured fighting the blaze.
Funds released to YSU
YOUNGSTOWN -- The State Controlling Board has released $86,000 to Youngstown State University for the expansion of the Harrison Athletic/Recreation Field and to increase parking space.
The funds issued for university improvement projects were announced Monday by state officials.
Of the amount, $33,000 will be used to buy property on Adams Street to expand the athletic field and $53,000 will be used to buy lots for parking on Custer Avenue, West Scott Street and Carlton Street.
The officials said the acquisitions will help YSU complete part of its master plan that coincides with a broader redevelopment effort by the city.
Press Day at YSU
YOUNGSTOWN -- More than 600 students from 26 high schools will participate in Youngstown State University's Press Day on Monday, in Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus.
Students from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Portage and Summit counties in Ohio and Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania are expected to attend the event, which will include 40 sessions on topics of interest to student journalists.
Featured presenters include Alfred Lubrano, a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and a commentator with National Public Radio; and Seth Doane, anchor for Channel One. Other speakers include newspaper, radio and television reporters from throughout Northeastern Ohio conducting sessions on topics ranging from photojournalism to minorities in journalism.
For more information and to view a schedule of events, visit www.as.ysu.edu/~english/pd04/pd04.html.
Discussing vegetarianism
YOUNGSTOWN -- Registered dietitian Jack Norris will speak on vegetarian/vegan health and nutrition at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Ohio Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University.
Norris is co-founder and president of Vegan Outreach and the author of "Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?," "Staying A Healthy Vegan," and "Making Sense of Nutrition Research."
His research-based discussion will cover the benefits and concerns of a vegetarian/vegan diet. For more information, contact Dan Kuzma at vegan200@hotmail.com or call (330) 793-2272.
Funds for boat patrols
COLUMBUS -- The Trumbull County Sheriff's Department will get $7,021 and the Portage County Sheriff $18,290 for boat patrols on recreational waterways this year. They are among 28 Ohio law enforcement agencies sharing in $541,000 in marine safety patrol grants, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has announced. The grants, which require a minimum 25 percent local share, come from boat registration fees, the state gasoline tax and U.S. Coast funds.